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Term of the Road Dictionary

floor beam

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Structures Bridges
  • Definition : Structural member supporting a bridge deck, formed by a transverse girder that connects the main girders of the bridge and transfers the reactions of the deck to them. Note: floor beams most often also act as crossbeams in two-girder bridge decks.

Bodenträger

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Kunstbauten (syn. Ingenieurbauwerke DE; syn.Ingenierubau AT) Brücken
  • Definition : Ein Bauwerksteil, das die Brückentafel unterstützt, gebildet aus einem Querträger, der die Hauptträger einer Brücke verbindet und die Reaktionen der Brückentafel auf sie überträgt. Bodenträger wirken oft auch als Querträger bei einer Zweiträger-Brückentafel.